Editing Sluggy the Unshaven

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:SMW2 SluggytheUnshaven.jpg|200px]]
|species=[[Sluggy]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])}}
{{quote|Aaaaagh! Yoshi! To get this far, you must be full of power, but... This slug has no weak points!!|Kamek|Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3}}
'''Sluggy the Unshaven''' is a massive [[Sluggy]] found in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. He is a mid-boss encountered in the fort of [[World 5 (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|World 5]]. He is a see-through slug with a face, hair in various places, and a visible and hairy heart. He was originally a tiny, nontransparent Sluggy until [[Kamek]] used his magic on him. The hair growing on his heart is likely a reference to the Japanese idiom「心臓に毛が生えている」(''shinzō ni ke ga haeteiru''), which literally translates to "hair growing from the heart" and figuratively means "to be shameless". Like regular Sluggies, Sluggy the Unshaven sports eyelashes in his official artwork, but lacks them in-game. Unlike his smaller counterparts, however, this is not attributable to graphical limitations on account of his large size.

In gameplay, Sluggy can be attacked by [[Yoshi (species)|Yellow Yoshi]] throwing [[Yoshi's Egg|eggs]] at his heart, pushing through his gelatinous skin. An [[Egg Plant]] is at the left edge of Sluggy's room, but Sluggy himself is encountered at the far right edge of the room. Once Yellow Yoshi has collected enough eggs, the player must lob eggs at the slug's skin. Every time an egg hits the skin, it is pushed inward and the egg bounces off. Yellow Yoshi can then pick up the egg and lob it again. Once the skin is pushed back enough, Yoshi can shoot Sluggy's heart, which is the slug's weak point. With each hit, Sluggy's heart beats faster. After four hits, the heart shrinks until it pops, and Sluggy the Unshaven's body slides off the stage. Sluggy is incapable of knocking [[Baby Mario]] off Yoshi's back; as a result, this is the only boss fight where [[Star (Yoshi's Island series)|star]]s cannot be lost. According to the [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]s, Sluggy the Unshaven does not mean any harm.<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|page=93|language=en-us|date=1995|quote=Sluggy’s actually glad to see you (and he wants to give you a hug) but the only way you’re going to survive this diabolical dwelling is to break Sluggy’s little heart.|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref><ref>{{cite|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Williams, Drew|title=''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' Player's Guide|date=2002|language=en-us|isbn=1-930206-25-9|page=19|quote=Sluggy just wants to get close to you, but you'll have to break its heart, anyway.}}</ref> Sluggy continuously slides forward toward the edge of the room, so it is necessary to defeat Sluggy before he pushes Yellow Yoshi into the [[pit]]. Much like [[Froggy]] and [[Naval Piranha]], it is possible to see the boss before [[Kamek]] magically alters him. However, the player cannot destroy Sluggy before Kamek appears, like they can with Naval Piranha.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''===
{{Multilang profile
|type=Player's Guide description
|Eng=Halfway through the snowbound landscape of World 5, Yoshi encounters the first boss in video-game history whose heart has a 5-o'clock shadow. Sluggy oozes with the desire to leave Yoshi out in the cold, but the dynamic dino can stay warm if he keeps his cool. Slug Sluggy by pitching eggs at the bewhiskered one's heart, but be warned: Kamek's magic potion quickly fixes dents in Sluggy's slimy skin!<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|page=18}}</ref>
}}
{{Multilang profile
|type=Shogakukan guide description
|Jpn=透けて見えるハ一卜型の心臓が急所。ふにょふにょしてて手ごたえがないせいか、どうも翮争心がわかない。<ref>{{cite|language=ja|title=「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P9.jpg|9}}|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]}}</ref>
|JpnM=The transparent, heart-shaped heart is the vital point. It is very soft and not very firm, so it is hard to feel the struggle.
}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Super Power Club Card
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!colspan=2|Sluggy the Unshaven<ref>{{file link|Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island Back.jpg|Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island}}</ref>
|-
!Description
|''Big and blubbery. Hides out in his fort. Likes to slime dinos and baby plumbers.''
|-
!Favorite Movie
|''{{wp|The Blob}}''
|-
!How to Beat Him
|''Make sure you have a full supply of eggs before grappling with this gelatinous giant! Shoot enough eggs to rip open a hole to Sluggy's pink heart.''
|}

===''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
{{Multilang profile
|type=Shogakukan guide description
|Jpn=ワールド5-4のボスで、やわらかい体におおわれている。タマゴを投げて体をへこませ、透けて見えるハ一卜に4回ダメージをあたえよう。<ref>{{cite|language=ja|title=「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Advance 3 Shogakukan P20.png|20}}|publisher=Shogakukan}}</ref>
|JpnM=The boss of World 5-4 is covered with a soft body. Throw an egg at it to dent its body, and damage its visible heart four times.
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMW2YI - Sluggy the Unshaven.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Icon SMW2-YI - Sluggy The Unshaven's Fort.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Sluggy.png|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
Sluggy SMKun.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ビッグけめくじ
|JpnR=Biggu Kemekuji
|JpnM=Big Sluggy
|Spa=Gusarapo el Pelón
|SpaM=Waterbug the Bald
|Fre=Cardio Limace
|FreM=Cardio Slug
|Ger=Möbius
|GerM=From ''Amöbe'' ("amoeba")
|Ita=Sguscio Peluria
|ItaM=Fuzz Slippy
|Chi=大毛粘虫
|ChiR=Dà Máoniánchóng
|ChiM=Big Sluggy
}}

==Notes==
*If hacks are used to place enemies into Sluggy the Unshaven's room, they can be shot into him, where they bounce off of him harmlessly but otherwise function normally. Many enemies will appear [[Glitch|glitched]] due to not being used in the level. Attacking Sluggy the Unshaven with a [[Shy Guy]] causes glitched Shy Guy sprites to be displayed within one of his pink spots.<ref>{{cite|title=Yoshi's Island: Hacking Enemies Into Sluggy the Unshaven's Room|author=ThePowerPlayer|publisher=YouTube|date=March 3, 2025|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoZF7gnePTA|accessdate=March 3, 2025}}</ref>
*A preview for ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' refers to Sluggy the Unshaven as "Giant Watabo",<ref>{{cite|language=en-au|date=September 1995|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #30|page=12|quote='''Boss 2''' Here’s where the FX chip kicks in! This giant Watabo (cotton monster) tries to smother Yoshi and Mario with its huge body. As our heroes valiantly bombard its hairy heart with eggs, the creature crumples up and backs off. As you can see, Giant Watabo is transparent too.}}</ref> although the previous page refers to [[Fuzzy (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|Fuzzies]] as Watabos.<ref>{{cite|language=en-au|date=September 1995|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #30|page=12|quote='''BUMPING INTO THE WRONG GUY''' Not all creatures on Yoshi’s Island are fatal. These Watabos for example only cause dizziness, leaving Yoshi to stagger about wearing a daft expression.}}</ref> Incidentally, an {{file link|Yi sluggy.gif|early version}} of Sluggies resemble Fuzzies.

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[[Category:Gastropods]]
[[Category:Slimes]]
[[Category:Mini-bosses]]
[[Category:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island bosses]]
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